Caesar's crossing of the Adriatic in 48 BC

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Caesar's crossing of the Adriatic in 48 BC was a pivotal maneuver in the Roman civil war in which Julius Caesar ferried his forces from Italy to the Balkans to confront Pompey’s army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Roman civil war
military campaign
military maneuver
category 48 BC in the Roman Republic
Naval operations of the Roman Republic
conflict Pompeian fleet
describedBySource Appian
Julius Caesar
Plutarch
describedIn Commentarii de Bello Civili
followedBy Battle of Dyrrhachium
Battle of Pharsalus
linked to: Pharsalus

Caesar's campaign in Epirus
hasCommander Gaius Julius Caesar
hasLanguageOfPrimarySource Latin
hasLanguageOfSecondarySource Greek
hasLocation Adriatic Sea
Balkans
Dyrrhachium region
linked to: Dyrrhachium

Epirus
Illyria
Italy
hasParticipant Gaius Julius Caesar
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
linked to: Pompey the Great

Pompeian forces
Roman legions loyal to Caesar
historicalPeriod late Roman Republic
linked to: Late Roman Republic
involves Roman Republican naval warfare
opposedBy Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
linked to: Pompey the Great

Pompeian naval forces
partOf Caesar's Civil War
Roman civil war of 49–45 BC
pointInTime 48 BC
precededBy Caesar's campaign in Italy in 49–48 BC
Pompey's withdrawal from Italy
result Caesar established a foothold in the Balkans
Caesar successfully crossed the Adriatic Sea
riskLevel high risk due to Pompeian naval superiority
significance enabled Caesar to bring the war to Pompey in the eastern provinces
pivotal maneuver in the Roman civil war
strategicObjective to confront Pompey's main army
to transfer Caesar's army from Italy to the Balkans
tacticalCharacteristic conducted in winter conditions
involved partial and staggered crossings of forces
relied on speed and surprise
usedMeans Roman warships
transport ships

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Battle of Dyrrhachium precededBy Caesar's crossing of the Adriatic in 48 BC